Pilgrims of Hope Group

https://www.pilgrimsofhope.co.uk/post/christians-of-the-nakba-dbayeh-camp

Since October 7th, 2023, over 86,000 have been killed or reported missing in Gaza. Last week another five people were killed in Gaza City: Mary and Maysa Abu Daoud, alongside their neighbors Yasmine and Hulum Boubou, and Bilal Awdeh.

This video shows the funeral of Mary and Maysa - a mother and daughter who were members of St. Porphyrios Church in Gaza.

The emphasis on their deaths among the thousands illustrates and important truth - people of every background are suffering. Whatever else this conflict may be, it is not a religious war.

The Christian community has been an essential presence in Gaza for 2000 years providing education, health and social care to a population regardless of religion.

The number of Christians has HALVED in the last three years - dead or displaced.

Eternal rest grant unto them O Lord,

And let perpetual light shine upon them,

May they rest in peace.

Amen

The poem is reproduced with permission from Shahad Dahlan

substack.com

The genocide continues in Gaza. Two Christian women, a mother and her daughter, were among the five people killed when a residential building was bombed in the middle of the night in Gaza. Lord have mercy!

And still the world watches.